只zi2不bat1過gwo3

English

1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than
2. merely; only
3. but; it's just that; however
4. it's just that ...

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 形容一件事係小事；淨係
2. 用嚟表達轉折

Examples

• 只不過係個誤會

  merely a misunderstanding

• 呢個只不過係個藉口。

  That's just an excuse.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 佢只不過係有啲小聰明。

  Although he may be clever, he is not wise.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 佢只不過做錯少少嘢啫，使唔使咁嬲呀？

  He's only made a small mistake, there's no need to be this angry.

• 我幾時都咁勤力㗎啦，只不過你冇留意啫。

  I've always been this hardworking, but you've just never noticed it.

• 你嘅演奏都幾好聽嘅，只不過仲有啲進步嘅空間嘅。

  Your performance sounded pretty good, but you do still have some room for improvement.

• 「語言」同「方言」只不過係標籤；改變咗個標籤，改變唔到個本質。

  "Language" and "dialect" are just labels; changing the label doesn't change the substance.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 當你同死亡只不過係一線之隔，但係你又知道佢掂唔到你，你會有一種好特別嘅感覺！

  When you stand so close to death, knowing that it will not touch you, you feel something special!

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY